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VC-A61P / VC-A61PN 

HD camera 

(PTZ Video Camera) 

 

User Manual - English 

 
 

 

 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for VC-A61P

Page 1: ... the latest version of Quick Start Guide multilingual user manual software or driver etc please visit Lumens https www MyLumens com support VC A61P VC A61PN HD camera PTZ Video Camera User Manual English Important ...

Page 2: ...nstallation 8 4 1 Preparation before installation 8 4 2 Instruction for installation 8 4 3 Connecting devices 14 Chapter 5 Remote Control and Setting Menu 20 5 1 Functions of remote control 20 5 2 Setting Menu 21 Chapter 6 Network Function Settings Description 30 6 1 Connecting Camera to Network 30 6 2 Web Page Function Description 33 Chapter 7 DIP Switch Setting 45 7 1 DIP SWITCH 45 Chapter 8 Tro...

Page 3: ... product Lumens Digital Optics Inc hereby reserves the right to make changes to product specifications without prior notice The information in this file is subject to change without prior notice To fully explain or describe how this product should be used this manual may refer to names of other products or companies without any intention of infringement Disclaimer of warranties Lumens Digital Opti...

Page 4: ...r cleaning 5 Batteries for products or accessories with batteries 5 1 When replacing batteries please only use similar or the same type of batteries 5 2 When disposing of batteries or products please adhere to the relevant instructions in your country or region for disposing of batteries or products Precautions This symbol indicates that this equipment may contain dangerous voltage which could cau...

Page 5: ...ts VC A61P VC A61PN Instruction for installation Remote Control Power Cord Power Adapter RS 422 Connector Appearance may vary depending on country region Metal Plate A Metal Plate B M3 Screws Silver x8 Black x2 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 6: ...uction 3 1 1 Front View NO Item Function Descriptions 1 Tally indicator light Display the tally light status of the camera 2 Camera lens 30x HD camera lens 3 Power LED indicator Display the status of the camera 4 Standby LED indicator Display the status of the camera ...

Page 7: ...he Camera Select on the remote control 9 DC 12 V power Port DC power supply connecting port 10 Ethernet port Network cable port supports routers or hubs of PoE IEEE 802 3at with power supply 11 Audio input Support Line In Mic In 12 OUTPUT Switch Adjust the resolution setting The default is 1080p 59 94 13 RS 422 Port RS 422 connecting port at most 7 cameras can be connected in a serial connection 1...

Page 8: ...ht Orange light In use Green light No indicator In standby mode No indicator Orange light 3 3 Tally Indicator Light Function Description 3 3 1 The tally indicator light function may be enabled through the control of RS 232 command The setting method is as follows Tally Mode 8x 01 7E 01 0A 01 0p FF p 0 OFF p 4 Red light half brightness p 5 Red light full brightness p 6 Green light full brightness p...

Page 9: ...e a proper place for installation of camera in advance Please determine an installation place according to the following requirements 4 1 1 1 Confirm the position for the object to be captured 4 1 1 2 Confirm whether the camera is set at a proper distance from other light sources 4 2 Instruction for installation 4 2 1 I would like to install camera on the desk 4 2 1 1 Precautions for installation ...

Page 10: ...ipment required during the installation 1 Accessories in the box metal plates A B M3 screw silver x 8 black x 2 2 Screw for locking on ceiling mounted hanger x 4 3 Drilling machine screw driver ladder 4 2 2 2 Camera Size L x W x H 174 x 187 x 190 mm Weight 2 0 Kg 4 2 2 3 Max rotation dimension of camera ...

Page 11: ...English 10 4 2 2 4 Size Diagram 1 Bottom of machine The camera can be mounted on a 1 4 20 UNC PTZ tripod deck by using the lock holes on the bottom for the tripod ...

Page 12: ...English 11 2 Metal Plate size diagram Metal plate A machine side Metal plate A machine side Metal plate A locking screw ...

Page 13: ...English 12 Metal plate B ceiling side Metal plate B ceiling side M3 threaded hole M3 threaded hole M3 threaded hole Metal plate B locking screw Metal plate B locking bolt ...

Page 14: ... 5 kg If it is to be installed on the ceiling please use the hanger that has obtained UL security approval to prevent the machine from falling down 4 Please check whether the camera is installed securely on a regular basis 4 2 2 6 Installation steps 1 Please adjust resolution on DIP switch at first Remark Please refer to Chapter 7 DIP Switch Setting for the relevant descriptions on DIP switch 2 Fi...

Page 15: ...te B 2 And then secure with 2 M3 silver screws and 1 M3 black screw 4 2 2 7 How to remove 1 Remove the connecting wires from the camera 2 Uninstall the camera together with the ceiling loosen the three screws that fix the metal plates A and B and push to the left to remove the machine 3 Then remove the screws on the hanger and the machine 4 3 Connecting devices 4 3 1 Connecting to PC video confere...

Page 16: ...English 15 Remark SDI supports the audio output of 48 KHz resolutions up to 1080p 59 94 50 4 3 2 Connecting to an HDTV computer monitor HDMI HDMI Cable Or SDI Cable MTU HDMI cable ...

Page 17: ... of web page connection setting and description please refer to Chapter 6 Network Function Settings Description 4 3 4 Connecting AUDIO IN Set the Audio In in the OSD to reflect the input device Network cable Router or Hub Audio Cable MIC or audio mixer ...

Page 18: ...English 17 4 3 5 Connecting RS 232 With RS 232 in out at most 7 Lumens cameras can be connected RS 232 pins definition instructions ...

Page 19: ...English 18 4 3 6 Connecting RS 422 With RS 422 at most 7 Lumens cameras can be connected Caution When RS 422 connection is being used do not use RS 232 connection RS 422 pins definition instructions ...

Page 20: ... and pull out in the direction shown by the arrow in the figure below 2 Peel off a section of copper wire AWG Nos 28 to 18 and insert it into the connector hole then use flat screw driver to fix it 3 Insert the wired RS 422 connector back to the Camera Now the connection is completed ...

Page 21: ...cal length Focus Auto Auto Focus Freeze Freeze the screen Home Enter Go back to the main page Execute Info Status information L R Direction Set L R Direction Normal Menu Display OSD menu Mirror Rotate the image OFF Mirror Flip Rotate Pan Tilt Reset Clear the Pan Tilt setting Picture Switch image effect OFF Neg B W Power Power Switch Preset Appoint an ID 0 9 to save the current position data Reset ...

Page 22: ...sure Comp On Off AE Level Exposure Comp Level 5 C 5 The value can be adjusted after Exposure Comp is activated Spot Light On Off Spot Light Position X 0 6 Y 0 4 The value can be adjusted after Spot Light is activated Shutter Pri 60 30 mode 50 25 mode Adjustable when the Exposure mode is set to Shutter Pri 1 10000 1 10000 1 5000 1 5000 1 3000 1 3000 1 2500 1 2500 1 2000 1 1750 1 1500 1 1250 1 1000 ...

Page 23: ...8 F5 4 9 F6 3 10 F7 8 11 F9 12 F11 13 F13 14 F16 15 F18 16 Close Adjustable when the Exposure mode is set to Iris Pri Manual Gain 1 0 dB 2 3 dB 3 6 dB 4 9 dB 5 12 dB 6 15 dB 7 18 dB 8 21 dB 9 24 dB 10 27 dB 11 30 dB 12 33 dB 13 36 dB 14 39 dB 15 42 dB 16 45 dB Adjustable when the Exposure mode is set to Manual Manual Speed 60 30 mode 50 25 mode Manually set the shutter 1 10000 1 10000 ...

Page 24: ...00 1 2000 1 1750 1 1500 1 1250 1 1000 1 1000 1 725 1 600 1 500 1 425 1 350 1 300 1 250 1 215 1 180 1 150 1 120 1 120 1 100 1 100 1 90 1 75 1 60 1 50 1 30 1 25 1 15 1 12 1 8 1 6 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 Manual Iris 1 F1 6 2 F2 3 F2 2 4 F2 7 5 F3 2 6 F3 8 7 F4 5 8 F5 4 9 F6 3 10 F7 8 11 F9 12 F11 13 F13 14 F16 15 F18 16 Close Manually set the iris ...

Page 25: ...of electron gain Iris Limit 1 F3 2 2 F3 8 3 F4 5 4 F5 4 5 F6 3 6 F7 8 7 F9 8 F11 Max limit value of iris WDR 1 Off 2 1 3 2 4 3 White Balance Mode 1 Auto 2 Indoor 3 Outdoor 4 One Push WB 5 ATW 6 Manual 7 Sodium Lamp Select the color temperature mode 1 4000k 7000k 2 3200k 3 5800k 4 1700k 10000k 5 1700k 10000k 6 Custom 7 2800k One Push Trigger ENTER One push trigger Manual Red 0 C 128 Adjustable when...

Page 26: ...de Image Mode Load ENTER Adjustable when the Image mode is set to Custom After selected the corresponding Image mode parameters will be read and applied to Custom Brightness 0 A 15 Adjustable when the Image mode is set to Custom Hue 0 A 15 Adjustable when the Image mode is set to Custom Saturation 0 A 15 Adjustable when the Image mode is set to Custom Gamma 0 A 3 Adjustable when the Image mode is ...

Page 27: ...Tilt moving speed to vary from the zoom position D Zoom Limit x1 x12 Set limits for digital zoom D Effect Mirror 1 Off 2 Mirror 3 Flip 4 Mirror Flip Set the mode at which the image is turned Auto Focus AF Sensitivity 1 Low 2 Middle 3 High For AF triggering speed the higher the speed is the faster AF is triggered AF Frame 1 Center 2 Full Frame 3 Auto AF frame setting when central area was set as AF...

Page 28: ... or the numeric keys Gateway 192 168 100 254 Press ENTER to be in modify mode select the item to be modified using the up and down keys and modify the value using the left and right keys or the numeric keys Audio Audio In Line In Mic In Set Audio In Audio Enable On Off Turn on off audio output Audio Volume 0 A 10 Volume Setting Audio Delay On Off When audio and video are out of sync enable this fe...

Page 29: ...on Last MEM 1st Preset Set the camera lens to return to the last operated position or the first preset position after POWER ON Control Device Encoder Controller Control Device setting Controller for joystick Encoder for tracking system Motionless Preset On Off When the function is enabled the screen will Freeze when Preset is executed Freeze will be released after Preset is completed Control Port ...

Page 30: ... x 2160 29 97p 2 3840 x 2160 25p 3 1080p 59 94 4 1080p 50 5 1080p 29 97 6 1080p 25 7 720p 59 94 8 720p 50 9 720p 29 97 10 720p 25 Choose the output resolution Remark VC A61PN does not support 720p 29 97 and 720p 25 output modes Factory Reset On Off Resume the factory default setting Status Display the current setting status ...

Page 31: ...he IP address of the computer should be changed so that it is on the same network segment as the camera e g The factory preset default IP address of the camera is 192 168 100 100 The computer IP address must be set with the same network segment such as 192 168 100 101 so that the computer can be connected correctly with the camera Change network settings Switch or router Network cable Network cabl...

Page 32: ...sing Lumens VMS Software to View the Images Remark Lumens VMS is for VC A61P only and cannot work with VC A61PN Open LUMENS VMS software Please download from the Lumens official website Search for the camera Press automatically search for the device button to locate the camera Click the camera in the list and start operation after connecting to network Note When using automatic search the camera a...

Page 33: ...RTSP Main Streaming rtsp camera IP 8554 hevc RTSP Sub1 Streaming rtsp camera IP 8557 h264 RTSP Sub2 Streaming rtsp camera IP 8556 h264 Example Open VLC software click Open Network Streaming and enter a URL rtsp 192 168 100 150 8557 h264 6 1 5 Using NDI Studio Monitor to View the Images Remark This is only applicable to VC A61PN VC A61P does not support NDI For NewTek product operation or instructi...

Page 34: ...in for the first time please refer to 6 2 3 Account Management to change the default password 3 Language selection Currently the system supports English Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese 4 Remember password Save user account name and password to the browser When you log in next time there is no need to re enter them 5 Login Log into the administrator screen on the website 1 2 3 5 4 ...

Page 35: ... ratio via scroll bar 3 Preview window Display the screen currently captured by the camera Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 4 Preset setting Select the number first and then select SAVE or LOAD 5 Power button Turn on or turn off the camera power 6 Switch to Full Screen Switch the preview window to full screen Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 4 3 2 1 5 6 ...

Page 36: ...user 2 Permission setting Set the new account management permissions User Type Admin Operator Viewer View images V V V Settings V V X Account management V X X 3 Applying setting Add the newly created user to the list of account 4 List of accounts Edit Modify the user password and permissions Delete Delete the user account 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 37: ... camera resolutions supported by the camera are as follows 3840 x 2160 29 97 25 fps 1080P 59 94 50 29 97 25 fps 720P 59 94 50 29 97 25 fps 1080i 59 94 50 fps Remark VC A61PN does not support 720p 29 97 25 fps resolutions After switching to the resolution the camera will restart Please refresh the browser 2 Apply After the setting has been modified select this button to apply the setting 1 2 ...

Page 38: ...ts 3 streaming outputs Please refer to 6 2 5 1 Streaming Parameter Setting for relevant settings Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 4 Open Streaming Confirm whether or not the streaming function is opened Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 5 Force I Frame Check this item to insert IDR frame into specified series flow and apply its setting User s setting will be reserved and d...

Page 39: ...ize of aperture is adjustable when the exposure mode is set to Manual or Aperture Priority WDR Set the level of wide dynamic range WDR in order to obtain better images Shutter Speed The shutter speed is adjustable when the exposure mode is set to Manual or Shutter Priority 3 White Balance Mode Select the color temperature mode Auto Indoor Outdoor One Push WB ATW Manual Sodium Lamp One Push WB One ...

Page 40: ...ettings 3 3D noise reduction settings 3D noise reduction settings 4 Image mode The user may customize his her desired image mode 5 Image Mode Load When no custom setting is needed reset the picture parameters back to the factory default by selecting this item 6 Gamma Gamma Level adjustment Adjustable when the image mode is set to Custom 7 Brightness Brightness adjustment Adjustable when the image ...

Page 41: ...nal delay Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 5 Audio delay time Set the audio signal delay time 1 500ms Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 6 Encode type AAC G 711 Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 7 Encode sample rate Set Encode sample rate 48 KHz AAC 44 1 KHz AAC 16 KHz AAC 6 KHz G 711 8 KHz G 711 Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 42: ... Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 3 RTSP Setting Enable Disable Multicast It is suggested to enable Multicast when the number of users online watching the live image simultaneously is more than 4 Remark VC A61PN does not support this setting 4 MPEG TS Setting Set MPEG TS format Remark The following port has been used by the camera Setting of the port may not connect correctly 8554 855...

Page 43: ...ccording to the computer time Synchronize with SNTP server Set the camera time synchronously with the SNTP server Remark SNTP server address Please change in network setting 6 2 11 Setting Maintenance Upgrading Firmware No Item Function Descriptions 1 Firmware Update The camera firmware may be upgraded via web page For the upgrade method please download the FW upgrade manual from Lumens official w...

Page 44: ...ed repetitively 6 2 13 Setting Maintenance System Service No Item Function Descriptions 1 Reset to the default value Select the reset button to resume the factory default setting as the web page setting 2 Setting File The web page setting parameters can be exported from the computer and imported applied to another camera 3 Communication protocol related settings Communication protocol related sett...

Page 45: ...English 44 6 2 14 About No Item Function Descriptions 1 Camera name Display the camera name 2 Firmware Version Display the firmware version of the camera 3 Serial No Display the camera serial No 1 2 3 ...

Page 46: ...vailable based on the last executed action 7 1 2 IR SELECT ID Setting 1 2 3 ID Resolution Frame Rate Remark 0 3840 x 2160p 29 97 1 25 2 1920 x 1080p 59 94 3 50 4 29 97 5 25 6 1280 x 720p 59 94 7 50 8 29 97 Remark VC A61PN does not support 720p 29 97 25 fps resolutions 9 25 A 1920x1080i 59 94 B 50 C Reserved Reserved D E F ...

Page 47: ...orts 4K output 4 Replace the cables and make sure they are not faulty 3 The Camera image is severely delayed Please use 1080p or 720p 60 50 fps rather than 25 30 fps signals 4 RS 232 cannot be controlled 1 Confirm the connection is correct RS 232 In Out 2 Please make sure the Baud rate setting is the same as the control equipment 5 No image for 3G SDI output resolution 3840x2160 29 97 25 Please co...

Page 48: ...t Information Supplier Lumens Integration Inc 4116 Clipper Court Fremont CA 94538 United States e mail support mylumens com FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause unde...

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